On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org>wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Ralph Goers > <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>wrote: > >> >> I tend to agree that there is ambiguity between TRACE and VERBOSE, but I >> have no problem adding it if it means end users will have more flexibility >> with little cost. >> >> > I think this is meaningless flexibility. It smells of adding a feature > without a good reason. Imagine the conversations people will have to > explain the difference between TRACE and VERBOSE. I can't think of any good > universal justification for its use that demands an addition to log4j. > If you do not like it, do not use it ;) This is best reserved for a personal extension. > Which is not possible since Level is an enum, hence this discussion before the API freezes. Gary -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory